gives birth, except with His knowledge.’ They affirm His hearing and sight and do not deny these attributes of Allah as the Mu‘tazilah do. They affirm Allah’s strength, as He said:

‘Did they not see that Allah, who created them, is greater than them in strength?’”

He mentioned their position on divine decree, then went on to say:

“They say that the Quran is Allah’s speech, uncreated. Regarding the question of utterance and suspension of judgment, anyone who espouses either position is, in their view, an innovator. One should neither say that one’s utterance of the Quran is created nor say that it is uncreated.

“They affirm that Allah will be seen with the eyes on the Day of Resurrection, just as the moon is seen on the night when it is full. The believers will see Him, but the unbelievers will not, for they will be veiled from Allah. He, Almighty and Majestic, said:

‘No! Indeed, they will be veiled from their Lord that Day.’”

He mentioned their views on Islam, faith, the Cistern, intercession, and other matters, then went on to say:

“They affirm that faith consists of words and deeds, that it increases and decreases, and they do not say that it is created. They do not declare that any particular person who commits major sins will be in the Fire.”

He went on to say:

“They reject disputation and argumentation in religion, as well as contention and debate over the religious matters that disputants debate and dispute among themselves. They accept the authentic narrations as they have been transmitted in authentic reports by trustworthy narrators, one upright narrator from another, all the way back to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. They do not ask, ‘How?’ or ‘Why?’ for they regard that as an innovation.”

He went on to say:

“They affirm that Allah will come on the Day of Resurrection, as He, Most High, said: ‘And your Lord comes, and the angels